Re: Installing Octave on a MacBook Pro

[Alexander Hansen]

On 3/31/13 4:17 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:24 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>
> > On Mar 31, 2013, at 5:12, Michael Farmer <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >         I have a MacBook Pro ( mid 2010, OS X Version 10.8.3, 2.53GHz, i5 processor, 4GB 
> > > RAM) and have been trying to install Octave. I am not a computer expert but have been 
> > > following the instructions given in the "Octave for MacOS X " section of 
> > > (http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_MacOS_X). I believe I have XCode installed, at least 
> > > it appears  in my applications list and can be opened although I have never used it in 
> > > anger, and have tried following the instructions given under MacPorts using the Terminal 
> > > application. I keep getting the following messages:-
> > >
> > > Last login: Sun Mar 31 12:27:52 on ttys000
> > > Michael-Farmers-MacBook-Pro:~ michaelfarmer$ sudo port install octave-devel 
> > > +atlas+docs
> > > Warning: The Command Line Tools for Xcode don't appear to be installed; most 
> > > ports will likely fail to build.
> > > Warning: See http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.xcode.html for more 
> > > information.
> > > --->  Computing dependencies for octave-develError: Unable to execute port: can't read 
> > > "build.cmd": Failed to locate 'make' in path: 
> > > '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its MacPorts 
> > > configuration time location, did you move it?
> > > Michael-Farmers-MacBook-Pro:~ michaelfarmer$
> > >
> > >         I am obviously doing something wrong, or have failed to install something 
> > > correctly, but with my limited knowledge I cannot fathom what. Most of the reported 
> > > problems shown above don't mean much to me. I am not a "Power user" but simply 
> > > want to explore Octave and maybe progress some work I did with MATLAB before I retired, 
> > > just for interest.
> > >
> > > Can anybody point me in the right direction, please??
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mick Farmer
>
> > Run Xcode and download the command-line tools via its Preferences.
> >
> > Sent from my iPod
>
> Given the number of time this has come up, I should have added a note to the 
> wiki earlier.
>
>         
> http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_MacOS_X#Simple_Installation_Instructions
>
> Ben

Sounds like a good idea.  Sorry about the top-post, earlier. :-)
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